Quote

Um, Grover said. Percy? Yeah? I thought you'd want to know. Yeah? Cerberus? He's saying we've got ten seconds to pray to the god of our choice.After that...well...he's hungry.

Rick Riordan

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Rick Riordan
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 5
Author
Novelist
Teacher
Writer
Military City
USA
Richard Russell Riordan
Jr.
Richard Russell Riordan Jr
Praying
Yeah
Cerberus
Choice
Grover
Saying
Percy
Choices
Seconds
Thought
Hungry
Wells
Pray
Well
Ten

More quotes by Rick Riordan

Image
Luke gazed at Annabeth. You knew. I almost killed you, but you knew . . . Shhh. Her voice trembled. You were a hero at the end, Luke.
Rick Riordan
Image
I think every writer struggles in some way with writers block. The trick is to plan out what you are going to say beforehand. I found out that if you make an outline you're much less likely to get blocked when you get into the middle of the story.
Rick Riordan
Image
Maybe—just maybe—Sadie had my best interests at heart. (I just caught her making faces at me, so maybe not.)
Rick Riordan
Image
Great, Percy said. Seven of us against Hercules. And a satyr! Hedge added. We can take him.
Rick Riordan
Image
I didn't answer, but, please - nothing is obvious with boys. For such simple creatures, they are quite baffling.
Rick Riordan
Image
What's Cabin Nine? Leo asked. And I'm not a Vulcan! Come on, Mr. Spock, I'll explain everything.
Rick Riordan
Image
Jumping out a window five hundred feet above ground is not usually my idea of fun. Especially when I'm wearing bronze wings and flapping my arms like a duck.
Rick Riordan
Image
As we rose over the rooftops I caught my breath-well, if you can catch your breath underwater.
Rick Riordan
Image
Enemy giants moved towards the breech, and Tyson picked up the fallen warrior’s club. He yelled something to his fellow blacksmiths – probably ‘FOR POSEIDON!’ – but with his mouth full of peanut butter it sounded like, ‘PUH PTEH BUN.’ His brethren all grabbed hammers and chisels, yelled, ‘PEANUT BUTTER!’ and charged behind Tyson into battle.
Rick Riordan
Image
My mother was gone. The whole world should be black and cold. Nothing should look beautiful.
Rick Riordan
Image
Back when I taught middle school and wrote adult mysteries, my students often asked me why I wasn't writing for kids. I never had a good answer for them. It took me a long time to realize they were right.
Rick Riordan
Image
I stared at him (Dionysus). You're...you're married? But I thought you got in trouble for chasing a wood nymph-
Rick Riordan
Image
Let me get this straight. Your table ran away because you polished it with Windex?
Rick Riordan
Image
After our mom died, her parents (our grandparents) had this big court battle with dad. After six lawyers, two fistfights, and a near fatal attack with a spatula (don't ask), they won the right to keep Sadie with them in England.
Rick Riordan
Image
That’s Narmer with the spoon,” I guessed. “Angry because the other bloke stole his breakfast cereal?
Rick Riordan
Image
I excel at pulling strings!” said Arachne. “I’m a spider!
Rick Riordan
Image
I'd love to tell you I had some deep revelation on my way down, that I came to terms with my own mortality, laughed in the face of death, et cetera. The truth? My only thought was: Aaaaggghhhhh!
Rick Riordan
Image
You seem to be clean, Terminus decided. Do you have anything to declare? Yes, Percy said. I declare this is stupid.
Rick Riordan
Image
Tyson, Frank is a descendant of Poseidon. Brother! Tyson crushed Frank in a hug. Percy stifled a laugh. Actually he's more like a great-great-...Oh, never mind. Yeah, he's your brother. Thanks. Frank mumbled through a mouthful of flannel.
Rick Riordan
Image
Her name badge read: Hello! My name is DIE, DEMIGOD SCUM!
Rick Riordan